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Viral Video: Abhijay Arora’s story is becoming quite viral on social media. Abhijay Arora’s maternal grandfather had lost everything during the India-Pakistan partition. Nevertheless, his mother became an IRS officer and today he himself is working in Google.

New Delhi (Motivational Story Viral Video)In the era of social media, it doesn’t take time for things to go viral. Many videos of Abhijay Arora, who is working in Google’s San Francisco office, are also going viral on Instagram. Along with his success story, he has also told a lot about his maternal grandfather and mother. If you too are troubled by continuous failure or are disappointed with life, then Abhijay Arora’s story can give you courage.
Send education money from Iraq
Abhijay Arora told in the viral video that his maternal grandfather used to lay railway lines in Iraq. Whatever he earned there, he used to send it to India. With that money, the school-college fees of Abhijay Arora’s mother were paid. Mother understood her father’s struggle very well. That is why he left no stone unturned in his hard work. Finally, in 1988, she passed the UPSC exam and became an IRS officer. Then he instilled the same desire for studies in his son also.
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Reached America after studying from Tier 2 college
By the time Abhijay Arora grew up, the financial condition of the family was back on track but still life was not easy for him. Abhijay had to face failure many times. He had failed in the IIT entrance test i.e. JEE. Then he did B.Tech from Tier 2 college. After this, he failed 3 times in GMAT but he did not give up. Abhijay wanted to do MBA from America’s top college. After not hearing from many big MBA colleges, he finally got admission in Harvard University.
Now working in Google
Getting admission in the MBA course of Harvard University was like a dream come true. In the year 2024, when his mother came to the university for the graduation ceremony, Abhijay Arora did not have any job offer. But he did not tell his mother about it. He was worried in his mind that if he did not get a job for some more time, he would have to return as per the rules of America. At that time he had a debt of Rs 2 crore. Ultimately his hard work bore fruit. In 2025, he got a job in Google’s product team.
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With over more than 10 years of experience in journalism, I currently specialize in covering education and civil services. From interviewing IAS, IPS, IRS officers to exploring the evolving landscape of academia…read more
With over more than 10 years of experience in journalism, I currently specialize in covering education and civil services. From interviewing IAS, IPS, IRS officers to exploring the evolving landscape of academia… read more
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